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By Connor Clement Click here for updates on this story AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) — Inside the Maine State House on Friday afternoon, members of the Maine State Legislature will hold a public hearing for a newly proposed “Red Flag” bill that would allow family members to directly ask a judge to remove someone’s guns if
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A dedication ceremony was held at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage a month after the unveiling of former First Lady Betty Ford’s forever stamp at the White House. Susan Elizabeth Ford Bales, her daughter, was present in the audience, listening to the expressions of gratitude and thanks for her mother’s legacy in the Coachella Valley
Continue ReadingROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s top prosecutor says four state troopers who may have falsified data about traffic stops won’t face state criminal charges. Chief State’s Attorney Patrick Griffin’s office said in a statement Friday that none of the officers can be prosecuted, despite an independent investigation that found the number of traffic stops
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria say that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine, causing minor damage to a radar station but no casualties. The region’s state security ministry says the incident occurred in the region of Rabnita, about
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Kinebrew Click here for updates on this story BATAVIA, Ohio (WLWT) — A facility in Batavia helping kids and victims facing abuse and violence is teaming up with Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to raise awareness about child abuse. Throughout April, which is Child Abuse Prevention Month, blue pinwheels will sit outside Little Fork Family
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The East Coast earthquake has snarled travel by air, road and rail around the region. Friday’s quake was centered in northern New Jersey and registered a magnitude of 4.8. It shook skyscrapers and suburbs across the northeastern U.S. for several seconds. It caused
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations has begun distributing food in Sudan’s war-ravaged western Darfur region for the first time in months, following two successful cross-border delivery operations. However, the population there still faces widespread hunger unless more help arrives. The yearlong conflict in Sudan between rival military and
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were dealt their latest blow this week when the CIA informed them that an allegation they pushed was false, the latest example of House Republicans citing questionable information to make a serious claim. Without the evidence or the votes
Continue ReadingBy Addie Meiners Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Indiana (WLKY) — Clarksville High School just opened up a brand-new, student-run coffee shop. While school officials hope it will teach students important lessons about running a business, it’ll also serve as the backdrop for other important lessons learned. The school plans to host
Continue ReadingBy Bun Choum Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The New Orleans Police Department has arrested a man in connection with a deadly shooting that happened Thursday night in the Holy Cross neighborhood. According to police, Gerard T. Hill was arrested in connection with the shooting that happened near the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Frances Bean Cobain has penned a candid and heartfelt tribute to her father Kurt Cobain on the 30th anniversary of his death. Cobain was a toddler when her father, who was the frontman of legendary grunge band Nirvana, took his life. On Friday she posted a series of
Continue ReadingBy Karen Anderson Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Massachusetts day care teacher was found guilty Friday morning of injuring a 3-year-old boy in her care. Sophie Varatharasa was a teacher in 2021 at the Community Montessori School in Natick, a day care run by her sister, Lucie Varatharasa,
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Her love affair with Mexico began at a young age, and Marjorie Skouras’ passion for the country only grew with the passing of time. The interior designer, originally from California, first traveled over to visit her uncle, who lived in Baja California, when she was a teenager and continued
Continue ReadingBy Kim Dacey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Small businesses are feeling the impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. On Thursday, Small Business Administration officials visited Baltimore to meet with business owners affected by the disaster. Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman said since Monday, the SBA has filed more
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Spring took a back seat again Friday as a wintry weather system brought more low-elevation snow, hail, rain and unusually cold temperatures to California. A cold and unstable air remained in place after a late-season low pressure system spun into the state a day earlier and
Continue ReadingBy Crystal Tisme Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — The Mississippi Children’s Museum announced plans to expand its educational and workforce programs. Museum staff along with after-school students from McWillie Elementary School, gathered at the State Capitol for the exciting news. This comes after the museum was recently ranked as
Continue ReadingBy Kilee Thomas Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The largest affordable housing development in an Oklahoma nonprofit’s history broke ground on Tuesday. Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity will build hundreds of homes for limited or middle-income families beginning this spring. The neighborhood of Cornerstone Creek near Northwest 150th Street
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces. Friday’s NOAA calculations show carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of the human-caused greenhouse gases, rose in 2023 by the third
Continue ReadingBy Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A Salinas music teacher will be held to answer allegations he sexually assaulted four girls under the age of 14. A judge found enough evidence at a preliminary hearing to hold Jonathon Sandoval Griffin to answer for seven felony allegations. Griffin,
Continue ReadingBy Julian Paras Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — On Thursday afternoon, Congresswomen Melanie Stansbury, Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Secretary of Health Human Services Xaviar Becerra discussed the importance of health care in Latino communities. Becerra says the number of Latinos in need of proper care continues to grow.
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